Business Details
26 Years
experience
Your Trusted NYC Psychiatrist for Personalized Mental Health Care
As a board-certified psychiatrist with over two decades of experience, Jane Algus, M.D has dedicated her practice to providing compassionate, individualized mental health care in New York City. Since establishing her private practice in 2000, she has combined evidence-based methodologies with psychodynamic and eclectic approaches to address complex emotional challenges. Her expertise spans psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and career coaching, supported by affiliations with NYU Medical Center and Lenox Hill Hospital.Dr. Algus emphasizes creating a stigma-free environment where clients explore unconscious patterns, develop coping strategies, and achieve sustainable personal growth. Her practice integrates cutting-edge techniques with deep clinical insight, as evidenced by her inclusion in Castle Connolly's Top Doctors and New York Magazine's Best Doctors list. Through personalized treatment plans, she helps clients navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions, fostering resilience and self-awareness.
Services
Psychotherapy
Psychopharmacology
Career Coaching
Online Therapy
Psychiatric Assessment
Details
- Year established: 2000
Highlights and features
- We offer 20+ years of experience in personalized psychiatric care.
- Our treatment plans integrate evidence-based science with psychodynamic approaches.
- We provide compassionate, stigma-free mental health support.
- Our practice emphasizes collaboration with physicians and therapists.
- We focus on practical strategies for daily life improvements.
Associations and certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors
What people say
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Practical suggestions
Deeply smart
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Services
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy explores unconscious patterns influencing current behavior through psychodynamic and eclectic approaches. This service helps clients understand emotional roots of distress, develop coping mechanisms, and implement sustainable behavioral changes. Ideal for addressing anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges, it combines evidence-based techniques with personalized care to foster self-awareness and resilience.
Psychopharmacology
Medication management provides individualized treatment plans integrating psychiatric medications with therapy. This service addresses chemical imbalances through careful prescription and monitoring of antidepressants, anxiolytics, and mood stabilizers. Combined with psychotherapy, it offers comprehensive care for depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorders while prioritizing patient education about treatment options and side effects.
Career Coaching
Career coaching focuses on workplace stress reduction and professional development through strategic planning. This service helps clients navigate career transitions, improve leadership skills, and achieve work-life balance. Using psychological frameworks, it addresses motivational barriers and enhances communication skills to support professional growth and job satisfaction in Manhattan's competitive environment.
Online Therapy
Telepsychiatry delivers HIPAA-compliant virtual consultations for mental health assessment and treatment. This service provides accessible care for anxiety, depression, and stress management through secure video platforms. Particularly valuable during social distancing, it maintains personalized care while offering flexibility for clients unable to attend in-person sessions at the Manhattan practice.
Psychiatric Assessment
Comprehensive psychiatric assessments establish accurate diagnoses through detailed clinical interviews. This service examines family history, current symptoms, and treatment needs to create individualized care plans. Focusing on conditions like PTSD, OCD, and bipolar disorder, it forms the foundation for integrated treatment approaches combining therapy, medication, and lifestyle modifications.
People
Jane Algus, M.D
Board-Certified Psychiatrist
Jane Algus, M.D is a board-certified psychiatrist with 20+ years in private practice, specializing in psychodynamic therapy and psychopharmacology. She teaches at NYU Medical Center and has published research on psycho-oncology. Her practice focuses on anxiety, depression, and career transitions in Manhattan's high-pressure environment.
Questions
What mental health services do you offer?
We provide psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, career coaching, online therapy, and psychiatric assessments for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.
How does your treatment approach work?
Our approach combines psychodynamic therapy with evidence-based methods to address unconscious patterns while developing practical coping strategies for daily life challenges.
Are online therapy sessions available?
Yes, we offer HIPAA-compliant teletherapy sessions for clients preferring virtual consultations or requiring remote access to mental health care services.
What makes your practice unique?
Our practice integrates 20+ years of clinical experience with personalized treatment plans, emphasizing collaboration between patient and psychiatrist for optimal mental health outcomes.
How do you handle medication management?
We provide careful prescription and monitoring of psychiatric medications combined with therapy, prioritizing patient education about treatment options and potential side effects.
What insurance plans do you accept?
Please contact our office directly for insurance verification, as we work with multiple providers and offer flexible payment options for psychiatric services.
